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9780820486543

Building Community in an Alternative School : The Perspective of an African American Principal

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  • ISBN13:

    9780820486543

  • ISBN10:

    082048654X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-09-01
  • Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Inc
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $34.95

Summary

This book is a case study illustrating how one urban school district overcame barriers to allow for effective communication across ethnic and socioeconomic lines, enabling the community to build consensus on new policies and programs for elementary and mi

Author Biography

Kelvin S. Beckett is Adjunct Lecturer in the Division of Educational Studies and Leadership Programs, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, at the University of Cincinnati.

Table of Contents

Alternative schools : portraits in Black and Whitep. 1
At-risk students : class, ethnicity, and genderp. 17
Students placed at risk : classroom routines, school rules, and alienated youthp. 35
Parent involvement : support or partnership?p. 51
Separate African American schools : giving voice to silenced communitiesp. 67
Black and White in Cincinnati : integrated or quality education?p. 81
Project succeed academy : an alternative school communityp. 95
Project succeed academy : a school/family/community partnershipp. 113
White teachers and Black preachers : an alliance made in heaven?p. 125
Conclusionp. 139
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